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Solar Power International Call for Presentations Now Open
The call for presentation submissions and speaker applications is now open for Solar Power International (SPI) and Energy Storage International (ESI), taking place September 23-26, 2019 in Salt Lake... -
Enphase Energy Rolls Out Service Program for Early Adopters
Enphase Energy, Inc., a global energy technology company and a supplier of solar microinverters, today announced that over 1,000 homeowners have joined the Enphase Upgrade Program, a program that gives homeowners several options... -
NantEnergy Acquires Sharp's Energy Systems and Services Business
NantEnergy today announced that it has acquired Sharp Electronics Corporation´s Energy Systems and Services business, which develops and delivers innovative energy management products for the U.S. market. Included in the... -
Solaria Enters into Licensing Agreement with DAS Solar
Solaria Corporation, a global provider of solar module products and technologies, has entered into a strategic licensing agreement with DAS Solar. Pursuant to the agreement, DAS will be able to produce high... -
Production Technologies Benefit from Boom in Energy Storage
The solar market is thriving, and demand for batteries is also rising steadily. Market researchers have predicted photovoltaics (PV) deployment of roughly 100 gigawatts (GW) for 2018. At the same time, the global market for... -
Energy Storage a $1.2 Trillion Investment Opportunity to 2040
The tumbling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world in the years from now to 2040, according to the latest annual forecast from research company BloombergNEF... -
C&D Technologies to Acquire the Trojan Battery Business
Trojan Battery Company, LLC, the world’s leading manufacturer of deep-cycle energy storage solutions, announced today that its current majority owner, an affiliate of Charlesbank Capital Partners, has reached an agreement...
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Six Trends in Solar, 2018
In 2017 the solar industry rode what was dubbed “the solar coaster,” with ups and downs cycling throughout the year. Despite some of the downs, which include the Section 201 trade case in the US, there are many encouraging and positive... -
Solar Industry Helps to Rebuild Puerto Rico
In September tropical storms Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated islands and parts of the continental US. Both Irma and Maria reached category 5 intensity, with Irma wreaking havoc in Cuba before it continued on and made landfall in the Florida Keys.... -
Planning for Distributed Energy Resources
Built during the last century, the United States' electric grid was primarily designed to transport electricity from large central station power plants to end-use customers. But with rapid growth of distributed energy resources, such as solar,... -
Australian Battery Industry Fired up About Standards
Australian battery company executives are hot under the collar about proposed new fire safety standards for the installation of lithium-based batteries. The Australian battery industry is growing rapidly, with global companies such as Tesla,... -
The Role of Jurors in the Solar Decathlon
The US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition made up of 10 contests that challenge student teams to design and build full-size, solar-powered houses. The 2017 Solar Decathlon will take place in October over a period of... -
Reshuffling of the European Solar Market
In 2016, Europe became the first region of the world to achieve 100GW of cumulative installed solar. With a forecast of nearly 1TW of total installed solar power possible by 2021 (according to the Global Market Outlook for Solar Power 2017-2021),... -
Top Solar Markets to Watch in 2017
Solar power continues to gain momentum around the world, spurred by falling prices, new technology, and the growing energy needs of communities worldwide. Let’s dive in and look at why solar is growing so quickly and which specific markets...
